Help us build a place where Oklahoma’s youth can finally heal.
Restoring Oklahoma Youth Foundation is on a mission to create a long-term therapeutic program for teen girls in crisis. We’re in the earliest stages and we’re inviting you to help lay the first stone.
There is hope through the healing.
There is hope through the healing.
About the foundation:
We exist to give hurting girls a real chance at healing. emotionally, physically, spiritually, and personally.
Too many teens in Oklahoma are falling through the cracks. They’ve experienced trauma, abuse, addiction, abandonment. Most of the “solutions” available are short-term or institutional. That’s not healing. That’s survival.
Restoring Oklahoma Youth Foundation was created to change that.
We’re building a long-term, outdoor-based therapeutic program designed to support teen girls who are struggling and give their families a path toward restoration.
Meet the Founder
Kristen Lisitano
After experiencing her own difficult childhood and later, watching her daughter struggle with mental health challenges… Kristen realized that Oklahoma had very few long-term programs focused on true emotional restoration.
Out of that realization came a promise: to build a place where young people can be seen, understood, and supported by those who’ve walked the same road.
Her lived experience and compassion are the heartbeat of this foundation and the reason every detail begins with empathy, understanding, and hope.
Why this matters:Oklahoma ranks among the highest in the nation for:
Youth suicide
Foster care system entries
Teen addiction and mental health crises
Lack of long-term healing programs for youth
We’ve seen the system. We’ve lived it. And we know there’s a better way.
This foundation exists to offer something different, something that works.
A safe, structured, therapeutic program rooted in empathy, reality-based healing, activity, and encouragement from people who truly understand.